Double tribute
Jaguar Classic transforms 14 E-types into driving tributes to the first-ever victories of the E-type. It concerns seven pairs, consisting of a gray and a dark blue copy.
Jaguar Classic has been focusing on restoring Jaguar E-types for about three years now. Not just any restorations; they immediately make very special copies. For example, we previously saw the Jaguar E-type 60 Collection, six pairs consisting of a dark green and a gray E-type that refer to the first E-types that the public was introduced to in 1961. Now it comes again with a set, this time it is a reference to the first Jaguars E-type (Project ZP) that achieved success in racing. Jaguar Classic baptizes the series, consisting of seven pairs, the ZP Collection.
The dark blue (Oulton Blue) painted example is inspired by the E-type Drophead Coupé with which none other than two-time F1 world champion Graham Hill achieved success in the early 1960s. The original, numbered ECD400, was the first GT to cross the finish line at the Oulton Park Trophy in 1961. The other car, painted in Crystal Grey, refers to the car with the very useful marketing number ‘BUY 1’, with which driver Roy Salvadori won that same year at Crystal Palace and with which he finished third in the aforementioned Oulton Park Trophy.
Jaguar E type.
The blue E-type gets an interior covered with red leather, the gray gets dark blue leather upholstery. An aluminum trim has been fitted to the center tunnel of both cars, with Oulton Park lasered on the blue E-type circuit and Crystal Palace on the gray one. Both cars also include the date of the victory and the name of the original driver. Not entirely historically correct, but very nice: the cars have modern conveniences such as an infotainment system with Bluetooth connectivity.
Jaguar Classic spoons into all fourteen ZP Collection cars the well-known 3.8-liter six-in-line XK engine, in this case good for about 270 hp, and hangs a five-speed manual transmission specially developed by Jaguar Classic. low gear ratios. You can bet that they are smooth guys, although Jaguar Classic does not yet share what should be possible with it. The British are also silent about a price in all languages. An average terraced house is probably less expensive than one of these E-types. But hey, you do get a matching retro racing helmet with it. That’s worth something, right?
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl